CentralNotice Ubik From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Ubik Cover of first edition (hardcover) Author Philip K. Dick Country United States Genre Science fiction Philosophical fiction Publisher Doubleday Publication date 1969 Media type Print ( Hardcover & Paperback ) Pages 202 pp ISBN 978-0-575-07921-2 & 0-679-73664-6 OCLC 67871286 Ubik ( / ˈ juː b ɨ k / EW -bik ) is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick . It is one of Dick's most acclaimed novels. It was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest novels since 1923. In his review for Time , critic Lev Grossman described it as "a deeply unsettling existential horror story, a nightmare you'll never be sure you've woken up from." [ 1 ] 1 Plot synopsis 2 Interpretation 3 Adaptations 3.1 Videogame 3.2 A...